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In August last year Jamie partnered with the BBC’s Paul Hollywood of Bake Off fame where they fnished a very respectful 6th. In the GT class. Jamie, a big fan of the hit baking show was happy to swap racing tips for cake recipes. Paddock Life caught up with Jamie at Silverstone where she had been invited to drive the Aston Martin Vulcan, another frst as the youngest driver...Jamie told us that she was switching to F3 to improve her professional skillset.“Most people come straight out of Ginetta Juniors and straight into single-seaters,” said Chadwick, who also tested British F3 Tatuus-Cosworth machinery with Lanan and HHC Motorsport at the end of last year.“I chose a bit of an unconventional route by going into GTs, which was a great move for me; the frst year was a great year for us.”“But when I was evaluating it afterwards, and after 2016 especially, I wanted to develop as much as possible as a technical driver and as someone who can jump into anything.”“A lot of the skillsets required to do that come from driving single-seaters and the technical demands that come with that.”“It’s a big transition and actually a step up from what I’ve been doing, so the aim is to learn as much as possible,” she said.“It’s going to be tough in the thick of it, and wheel-to-wheel racing isn’t actually something I’ve had much exposure to since my Ginetta Junior days. Hopefully I can be in the top 10 as often as possible, but we’re not going to put too much pressure on results.”Chadwick is Double R’s frst signing for the 2017 campaign and the ninth driver to confrm a seat in the championship.“I wanted to develop as much as possible as a technical driver”53